Palettes / Colors / #51EC35
#51EC35 — Vivid Green
#51EC35 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color LawnGreen (#7CFC00). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lawngreen (#7CFC00) — not an exact match. CSS lawngreen gives you #7CFC00, a different color; use #51EC35 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#51EC35 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #D136EC; it also sits naturally between #ADEC36 and #36EC76. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #51EC35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 81, 236, 53 |
| HSL | 111°, 83%, 57% |
| HSV | 111°, 78%, 93% |
| CMYK | 66%, 0%, 78%, 7% |
| XYZ | 34.03, 62.00, 13.54 |
| Yxy | 62.00, 0.3106, 0.5658 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.91, -71.30, 70.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.74, -57.33, 42.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 32% · Green 93% · Blue 21%
Cyan 66% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #51EC35
.text { color: #51EC35; }
.background { background-color: #51EC35; }
.border { border: 3px solid #51EC35; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 236, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 83%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #51EC35; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 236, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #51EC35; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 236, 53, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#51EC35">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#51EC35">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D136EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #51EC35: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #51EC35
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #51EC35: ·
How #51EC35 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #51EC35 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #51EC35?
#51EC35 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 81, 236, 53). Its closest standard named color is LawnGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #51EC35?
#51EC35 is RGB 81, 236, 53 — HSL 111°, 83%, 57% — CMYK 66%, 0%, 78%, 7%.
What colors go with #51EC35?
Its complement is #D136EC; analogous partners are #ADEC36 and #36EC76. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #51EC35 for text?
Black text on #51EC35 has a contrast ratio of 13.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.